Watch LIVE a discussion on Development Challenges after the Crisis

You can get answers directly from Nobel Laureates at www.developmentdebates.org

On June 2, four Nobel Laureates in economics, Eric Maskin, James Mirrlees, and Robert Solow, will debate the question "What are the Development Challenges in a Post-Crisis World?" at the Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE) in Stockholm, Sweden. The debate will be moderated by Stephanie Flanders, an award-winning British broadcast journalist, currently the BBC economics editor.

If you have specific questions for the Nobel Laureates participating in the June 2 debate, please post them on an online interactive platform before May 30, 2010. You will also find background papers, video clips, and other resource materials on this platform.

You can watch the debate LIVE on June 2, from 11.30 a.m. to 12.45 p.m. Swedish time. Please calculate what time it will be in your country here: http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

The debate will be recorded and posted online at: www.developmentdebates.org

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The World Bank has been conducting a Series of Development Debates in which top analysts and policymakers share their insights and best practices for dealing with the new challenges posed by the global crisis. This year's theme is Rethinking Globalization after the Crisis.